Including NWAssociation (formerly NBA), the current version of NWA founded by Pinkie George, and other previous versions of NWAlliance, such as Des Moines and Kansas. Topics on regional territories may be moved to more appopriate board.

I'm confused about the NWA US title.......the history here reads that Harley Race is the first champion, yet gives it an asterisk, which would indicate that it was fictitious. Anyone have the exact story on that one?

Jim Crockett Promotions brought him in billed as the United States heavyweight champion with the explanation that he had beaten Johnny Valentine for it in the finals of a (ficticious) tournament in Tallahassee, FL.

I think the title was initially created by JCP booker George Scott mainly as a way to further elevate the already growing legend of JV, as he ended up winning it shortly thereafter. Unfortunately though, that plan would come to a screeching halt a few short months later when he was involved in the plane crash (along with Flair, David Crockett, Tim Woods, and Bob Bruggers) that ended his career.